It's hard not to surrender to spring when the winter weather tricks us! Our area has enjoyed a stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures. It's hovered the 70 degree-mark for days and is to continue the remainder of this week. As a result, people are thrilled and plants and animals are confused. Throngs of children have been playing outside in the fresh air and adults are taking advantage of these days to pick up leaves, tidy-up planting beds and exercise. I have noticed tiny green leaves on roses, swollen buds on trees, greening henbit, bulbs sprouting up six inches tall and blossoming Lenten rose (which is just a week early according to the calendar). It's also been fun to see the sparrows busily collecting dried grasses in preparation for nest-building. All of these observations prompted my early-springtime tablescape.
Forced paperwhite bulbs and a faux sparrow and nest make the centerpiece.
Attempting an "earthy look", I used my (maternal) grandparents' china, coupled with burlap-looking napkins.
What do you think? Has spring sprung?